His Wife (A Contract Marriage Story) by Heer Mangtani

Chapter 27

The children’s hospital was a fun change, especially the way all the donated flowers filled in every vase of every room and more. We didn’t just stop there. We visited a few kids, and Gabriel even read a story to a bunch of them in the play area. There was a certain sparkle in his eyes when he picked a little girl up, and helped her braid her hair when she asked him to, and miserably failed at it, and I had to step in. My heart fluttered when he held a few month old crying baby in his arms securely cradling him, and the baby instantly stopped crying. I knew I was in trouble when I realised Gabriel Whitlock had a soft side that he concealed from the world so effortlessly, but hadn’t hesitated showing in front of me.

He thought I didn’t notice when he slipped away and sneakily brought out his chequebook and scribbled something with a few zeroes and his signature underneath.

I knew I was in serious trouble when sleeping was hard that night, and I dreamt more about the man at the end of the hallway sleeping next to me than his body doing things to me. That would’ve been a sweet bonus though.

It was also the first night I touched myself thinking of Gabriel. The first time without him watching, that is.

I had considered walking to his room naked under a robe and asking him to f*ck me like he had promised to, but chickened out at the last moment. My heart was having serious trouble recognising that my husband was my husband just for a few months more and I couldn’t fall for him, and I could not add sex to the mixture.

Sex that he was wonderful at..

Even as much as I wanted to, I couldn’t. Not that night at least, but I wasn’t sure how much longer I could hold out.

On Monday morning, I had my resignation letter printed out. I was required to give a two week notice, and I felt horrible doing this just after Drew, the head of my tear resigned.

After lunch, I visited Viktor’s office.

“I just wanted to hand in my two-week notice,” I told hum, handing over the letter when he asked me to come in.

His lips pursed. “I’d be lying if I say I didn’t expect

I expect this.”

“You did?”

“You’re Gabriel’s wife. Of course he wouldn’t let you work under me. Not with our history.”

“Your… history?”

“Oh, he didn’t tell you?” Viktor didn’t sound apologetic at all, even as he added, “I’m sorry I mentioned anything at all then, wasn’t my place.”

I nodded, smiled formally, and left his office, back to my desk. I knew he was trying to bait me, and it had worked. I knew Wales was a direct competitor of the Whitlock company and that Gabriel and Viktor often bumped heads, but I did not know there was some history that strained their relations, or that they even had a relation outside of work.

“So, you’re actually leaving?” James peeked from his desk to mine, pulling me out of his thoughts.

I nodded, fake pouting. “Husband’s orders,” I joked.

“Td happily take my husband’s orders if he was a hot billionaire with his own company too.”

I swatted his arm playfully. “Look at how attached you’ve grown to me in just a month. You’ll miss me.”

“I will.” He sighed, “Maybe you can convince the husband to employ both of us.”

probably sue the flick out

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employees, it just shows bad faith in business. And, Viktor

that weekend at his house when Steve was planning yo cook when we exited

at him, his mouth would be open, just like mine should have been, but being married to this man had taught me to expect the

James, I called him softly as I walked

My husband greeted me,

babe. Raby, yes, once, when my mouth

a meeting?” I

never chuckles. He never laughs. Ha rarely even smiles. Im just picking up my

onto mine. I froze, and before I could even process it, he had

just stared at the man,

looking past my shoulder. “Is that your friend, babe? Won’t you

This show he put up was for James. To show him that I was married and Gabriel was my

Was he jealous?

He seemed jealous…

this is James. In fact, James was just inviting us for dinner at his house this

a work

hold in a smile. “You can go for that.

can push the

have to.” I said in a nonsense tone. “You can

said, his voice suddenly stern as he turned to my poor friend, glare fixated on him. “You

too. My boyfriend is the one who’s going to be cooking, so I’ll

said, his eyes turning to

“Bye James,

it was nice to meet him, and walked his

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I teased Gabriel as soon as James was

you for this, you

were the one who went all caveman as if

actually rolled my eyes. “Now get in, we

got in from the other end as the driver drove. “I thought you came here just

submit

submitted my two-weeks notice,

supposed to

firmly, “But I have to

him mumble under

you might